Truck wreck spills Penguins, Octopus onto East Texas highway

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A truck transporting zoo animals overturned early Tuesday, spilling 24 penguins, an octopus and tropical fish along a highway north of Marshall, authorities said.

"We had a penguin wreck," said Department of Public Safety Trooper Richard Buchanan. "They were thrown out into a ditch and in the roadway."

Three penguins that landed in the highway were killed by oncoming traffic and one died in the crash, authorities said. Another penguin suffered a broken wing.

The driver, Kelly Hodge, 34, and passenger Tammy Root both sustained minor scratches and bruises, police said. Root was taken to a local hospital for treatment and released, authorities said.

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Poor brave little penguins. :(

[LeftyMom]

1. Oh god, can you imagine hitting a penguin?

:(

[Placebo]

2. I know!

I'd be so upset with myself, even though I probably couldn't have avoided it.

[MrCoffee]

4. What about hitting the octopus?

[NoPasaran]

12. Imagine getting your insuance company to pay your claim!

[Megahurtz]

3. Awwwww How Sad!

:cry:And there should be no zoos!

[snappyturtle]

6. The only zoos should be for critters........

injured in nature. Glen Ellyn, IL had such a place where animals wounded seriously and couldn't survive in their natural habitat were given a beautiful and humane home open to the public! Moved from Glen Ellyn in 1992----it was a wonderful place! Hopefully, gov't funding hasn't been cut.

[Ian David]

5. Shrapnel the Despair Penguin visits Texas? Tom DeLay is doomed!

[uppityperson]

7. Penguin roundup in Texas?

"The penguins were traveling in heavy tubs which broke open the truck's trailer. Troopers succeeded in corralling most of the penquins in a roadside ditch, Buchanan said." Poor confused penguins, octopus and fishies.

[Raine]

8. Aw that is so sad

:cry: poor little critters. :-(

[sonias]

9. That is a really sad story

Poor little animals.
:cry:

Sonia

[pitohui]

10. awww poor little guys

can you imagine the trauma of running over a penguin? damn, i'd have to check my water supply for lsd after an encounter like that

[Placebo]

11. Totally!

:crazy: :cry: :crazy: